Guides
Practical guides for field work
Step-by-step methods, useful with or without nTilia. When nTilia helps, we say so; when another habit matters more, we say that too.
Protecting your sources when crossing a border or checkpoint
Crossing a border or checkpoint with your phone without exposing sources: assess the risk, lighten the device, encrypt, and what to do afterwards.
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Transcribing an interview offline, without sending the audio to the cloud
Transcribe an interview without uploading the audio: consent, recording, an on-device Whisper model, proofreading and anonymization.
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Getting a Zenodo DOI for an article or field note
Get a free DOI on Zenodo for an article or field note: what a DOI is, the metadata to prepare, the license, and the deposit step by step.
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Taking reliable field notes without a network
A method for reliable field notes without a connection: prepare before you leave, structure on site, back up, and sync when you are back.
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The best note-taking apps for journalists in 2026
Seven notes apps judged on what matters in reporting: offline use, encryption, phone searches, transcribed interviews and publishing.
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Interview transcription: method, template and GDPR
Transcribe an interview step by step: verbatim or clean, conventions, a template to copy, review, pseudonymization and GDPR without uploading audio.
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